France Trip: The Palace of Versailles

After taking some rest, we started our second day in Paris by visiting the Palace of Versailles. I wanted to go there because this palace was mentioned in my high school study book and it said the palace is extravagant and beautiful, so i wonder how it actually look like.

We took metro from Ecole Militaire station then change to RER to Gare de Versailles Chateau Rive Gauche station. The RER train has two stories. I guess because the train is ended at Versailles, so it use beautiful flowery theme which similar to Marie Antoinette room theme.

the flowery theme train

Since it was early morning, we decided to have breakfast at McDonald which's located across the station. After fueled up our energy, we continue our walk to Versailles Palace.

in front of Gare de Versailles Chateau Rive Gauche station

When we arrived at the palace, we were welcomed by Louis XIV statue. Since we have Paris Museum Pass, we didn't need to buy ticket anymore and just enter the palace.

Louis XIV statue

the golden theme gate

after passing the gate

getting closer to the palace

After entering the gate, I took out the tripod and planned to take a picture, but then an officer came and told me that i wasn't allowed to use tripod. So I folded the tripod and put it inside my bag. The collections inside Versailles Palace were amazing, mostly consist of statue and paintings. My favorite is the first floor or also known as the Grand Apartment. in the Grand Apartment, I was welcomed by the amazing Hercules Drawing room and the King's chamber.

The Hercules Drawing room

The King's Chamber

After seeing the King's chamber, then I walked into Hall of Mirror. This hall is magnificent because it has lots of chandeliers in it.

the stunning Hall of Mirror

Finished with Hall of Mirror, I continued the walk to the Queen's chamber. The room is so lovely with flowery theme. By having some walks inside the Versailles, I just realized I have a new interest in sculpture and statue, especially the one with lots of details.

The Queen's Chamber

look how flowing this statue's clothes!

After amused with the Queen's chamber, I walked into the Gallery of Battles. In ther, there are lots of humongous historical paintings all over the walls.

enjoying the Gallery of Battles

Finished with the palace, I walked to the backyard and see the amazing garden. The garden is so vast, so in order to preserve the health of our feet, we decided to take Petit Train for 7.5 euro to get more view of the garden.

at the back of the palace

I bet this garden will look better during the spring

our Petit Train tickets

view from inside the Petit Train

There are three stops during our trip using Petit Train, the first stop is at Petit Trianon (Estate of Marie Antoinette), then Grand Trianon, and Grand Canal.

Estate of Marie Antoinette (Petit Trianon)

hungry, anyone?

Another thing that I noticed in here was there's always armies with guns that patrol around the palace. Well, I visited Paris not long after the Paris attacks, so no wonder they're still worry about the security of the country.

the armies

XOXO,
The Tourist